Here, John Carter’s daughter Tara meets Prince Gahan of the Gathol kingdom, but takes an instant dislike to the young and fashionable man, feeling that he is just a shallow youth. However, when her vehicle breaks down in a lonely part of Barsoom and she is attacked by the ferocious Kaldanes, it takes all her wits to survive the encounter. Prince Gahan, who is actually a heroic superman in his own kingdom, but prefers to keep it a secret, arrives in time to help her. Together with one of the Kaldanes who proves to be different from his fellows, they escape only to get into an even more hazardous situation. They fall into the hands of another set of monsters whose native sport is a game resembling chess, which is played in an arena using live creatures!

Edgar Rice Burroughs is best known for his Tarzan series, but few know that he was a multi-talented writer who penned books spanning several genres. Besides sci-fi, he wrote historical and romantic fiction, westerns and jungle adventures. A master of the pulp-fiction world which was so popular during the early 20th century, his work was lapped up by magazines like Argosy, The All-Story, etc. and had a great influence on many important writers.

An exciting read for lovers of adventure, sci-fi and fantasy!

Chapter Contents:

Prelude – John Carter Comes to Earth
I – Tara in a Tantrum
II – At the Gale’s Mercy
III – The Headless Humans
IV – Captured
V – The Perfect Brain
VI – In the Toils of Horror
VII – A Repellent Sight
VIII – Close Work
IX – Adrift Over Strange Regions
X – Entrapped
XI – The Choice of Tara
XII – Ghek Plays Pranks
XIII – A Desperate Deed
XIV – At Ghek’s Command
XV – The Old Man of the Pits
XVI – Another Change of Name
XVII – A Play to the Death
XVIII – A Task for Loyalty
XIX – The Menace of the Dead
XX – The Charge of Cowardice
XXI – A Risk for Love
XXII – At the Moment of Marriage
Martian Chess